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Picture shows an incoming freshman seated at the Kimball pipe organ console with organist Jonas Nordwall standing to the side showing how to play the instrument

March 14th, 2026 – 10:00am & 2:00pm

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Last Chance to Play and Hear the Cleveland High School Kimball Pipe Organ

Saturday, March 14th, 2026
Private CRTOS Open Console 10am-12pm
Public Short Convert 2pm

Cleveland High School
3400 SE 26th Ave., Portland, Oregon 97202

Those of you Portlanders who remember the Portland Organ Grinder restaurant will want to see and hear this event. This marks the last public performance on this instrument before it’s removal.
Portland’s own Jonas Nordwall and young organist Sawyer Best will show off this great instrument.

10am-12pm

Private open console session for Columbia River Theatre Organ Society members.

2pm

FREE public concert with Jonas Nordwall and special guest Sawyer Best

The Kimball pipe organ at Cleveland High school will be removed and stored on spring break this year 2026. Portland Public schools owns the organ and is covering the cost of removal and storage. There are currently no solid plans for its re-installation.

https://www.kptv.com/2026/03/03/historic-theater-organ-cleveland-high-school-seeks-new-home-ahead-demolition

September 13th – 2:00pm

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Flesh and the Devil (1926)

Saturday September 13th, 2025 – 2:00 pm
The Hollywood Theatre
4122 North East Sandy
Portland, OR 97212

Hollywood organist Dean Lemire will be performing his original score on the Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ.

Pipe Organ Pictures is proud to present the great Greta Garbo in FLESH AND THE DEVIL (1926).

This is the signature film that launched the alluring Garbo into Hollywood legend!

Garbo gives an incendiary performance as the smoldering femme fatale in this romantic, and erotic charged melodrama.

Co-starring John Gilbert – known as the ”The Great Lover” in the silent era, Gilbert rivaled the other famous leading man of 1920’s, heartthrob Rudolph Valentino, as a box office draw.

Garbo was so impressed with Clarence Brown’s direction and William Daniels’s cinematography that she continued to work with both of them in her subsequent films at MGM. She was particularly insistent on the use of Daniels as her prime cinematographer, and became her personal “lensman” in over 21 films… winner of multiple Academy Awards.

Directed by: Clarence Brown

Cinematography by: William Daniels

Rated 7.7 / 10 stars (IMDB)

94% Tomato Meter (Rotten Tomatoes)

Director: Clarence Brown

Run time: 122 mins

Format: Digital

Purchase tickets at: https://hollywoodtheatre.org/show/flesh-and-the-devil/

October 7th, 2023 – 1 pm & 4 pm

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Organ Grinder 50th Anniversary Concerts

Join us for one of two concerts filled with nostalgic tunes as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Organ Grinder — get ready to party!

Saturday, October 7th – 1 pm and 4 pm
Cleveland High School
3400 SE 26th Ave., Portland, OR

BUY TICKETS ($10 per person): organgrinder50.eventbrite.com

Join us for a groovy celebration of the Organ Grinder’s 50th anniversary! on Saturday, October 7th, 2023. It’s gonna be a blast from the past, filled with music, memories, and good vibes. Don’t miss out on this epic event happening at Cleveland High School in Portland, OR, USA. Get ready to rock and roll with some of the best theatre organ music you’ve ever heard. This concert is a one-of-a-kind experience featuring original organists with a surprise or two that you won’t want to miss. So mark your calendars and get ready to celebrate 50 years of Organ Grinder magic while raising money through ticket sales for Cleveland’s Choral and Music Departments!

NOTE: The top of your ticket will clearly indicate the concert you select (1 PM EARLY AFTERNOON or 4 PM LATE AFTERNOON) even though the time indicates 1 pm beneath. This is because there are two different concert time tickets sold under a single event.

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Portland remembers the celebrated Organ Grinder Pizza Restaurant located on SE 82nd and Foster. This afternoon’s performances help bring back those electric times with family and friends including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars medley, a short clip from one of the famous silent movies accompanied by the organ and some bubbles thrown in for good measure. Enjoy!